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School: An Clochar, Crossmolina (roll number 14728)

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Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
An tSr. Antoine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0153, Page 58

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    household use or for sale.
    There is an old saying that anyone who enters the house while churning is going on has to help with the work lest he should take the butter away with him. He must say on entering "God bless the work" if the churning is taking place.
    Sometimes a burned cinder is put under the churn before the work is started to prevent the fairies from taking the butter.
    A farmer often wanted a lighting coal in the garden if he came to fetch it while the churning was going on he should not take the coal unless he put a sod of turf on the fire otherwise he would take away the butter.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Stephanie Davis
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr James Davis
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Crossmolina, Co. Mayo